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a vote the united states government has simply ignored. the validity of the program is questioned by not only foreign governments by american civilians. american civil liberties union is taking the government to court over targeted killings. oral arguments in the circuit court begin on this case next week. aclu legal expert sees it, the president has created a bureaucratized killing program that will be available to every future president and against every future enemy or purported enemy. right now, the current purported enemy is broader than it was eight years ago. there's been a shift in targets from al qaeda leadership to taliban foot soldiers. under george w. bush, about 25% of targets were al qaeda leaders. 40% were taliban targets. under president obama, those numbers are 8% and 50%. an unnamed pakistani militant told a "new york times" reporter in 2010, i think this quote is kind of amazing, it seems they really want to kill everyone, not just the leaders. even osama bin laden toward the end of his life was increasingly concerned ab
a vote the united states government has simply ignored. the validity of the program is questioned by not only foreign governments by american civilians. american civil liberties union is taking the government to court over targeted killings. oral arguments in the circuit court begin on this case next week. aclu legal expert sees it, the president has created a bureaucratized killing program that will be available to every future president and against every future enemy or purported enemy. right...
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a vote the united states government has simply ignored. the validity of the program is questioned by not only foreign governments by american civilians. american civil liberties union is taking the government to court over targeted killings. oral arguments in the circuit court begin on this case next week. aclu legal expert sees it, the president has created a bureaucratized killing program that will be available to every future president and against every future enemy or purported enemy. right now, the current purported enemy is broader than it was eight years ago. there's been a shift in targets from al qaeda leadership to taliban foot soldiers. under george w. bush, about 25% of targets were al qaeda leaders. 40% were taliban targets. under president obama, those numbers are 8% and 50%. an unnamed pakistani militant told a "new york times" reporter in 2010, i think this quote is kind of amazing, it seems they really want to kill everyone, not just the leaders. even osama bin laden toward the end of his life was increasingly concerned ab
a vote the united states government has simply ignored. the validity of the program is questioned by not only foreign governments by american civilians. american civil liberties union is taking the government to court over targeted killings. oral arguments in the circuit court begin on this case next week. aclu legal expert sees it, the president has created a bureaucratized killing program that will be available to every future president and against every future enemy or purported enemy. right...
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well, being the president of the united states, craig, is one lonely job. you have a lot of people working for you, there's a lot of glamour to the job, but at the end of the day, it's very lonely. you have to make some pretty incredible decisions. you know, when i worked for president bush, one of the things that always kind of got to me is those moments when you realize that he started off every morning, and he started awfully early every morning, getting an assessment of what was going on with the war on terror, and all the problems with people who had lost their lives in the skirmishes the day before. for every president, republican or democrat, it's a sobering job. it's a job -- >> and that's what she was speaking to there. >> that's what she's speaking to there. i hope you wouldn't try to apply anything else. >> but that was something we came across, and we were like, yeah, we wanted to get you to elaborate on that. thank you for doing that. i want to turn to paul ryan for a quick moment here. this is what the "national review" is reporting this morni
well, being the president of the united states, craig, is one lonely job. you have a lot of people working for you, there's a lot of glamour to the job, but at the end of the day, it's very lonely. you have to make some pretty incredible decisions. you know, when i worked for president bush, one of the things that always kind of got to me is those moments when you realize that he started off every morning, and he started awfully early every morning, getting an assessment of what was going on...
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secretary of state hillary clinton speaking at the united nations on wednesday became the highest ranked official to publicly say there was a link between the attack and al qaeda. >> for some time al qaeda and other groups have launched attacks and kidnappings into neighboring countries and they are working with other violent extremists to undermine the democratic transitions under way in north africa as we tragically saw in benghazi. >> republicans are trying to seize on this slow walk by the administration. it seems to be a legitimate gripe. they are trying to make it stick. a group of powerful house republicans from the armed services, foreign affairs, intelligence, judiciary and appropriations committee have sent a letter saying clearly the threat from al qaeda and affiliate groups has increased an we're not learning. a good time line of the obama's administration evolving statements on libya from saying it wasn't planned to now acknowledging it was an act of terrorism. the most charitable explanation of these resolving statements is information the administration received has change
secretary of state hillary clinton speaking at the united nations on wednesday became the highest ranked official to publicly say there was a link between the attack and al qaeda. >> for some time al qaeda and other groups have launched attacks and kidnappings into neighboring countries and they are working with other violent extremists to undermine the democratic transitions under way in north africa as we tragically saw in benghazi. >> republicans are trying to seize on this slow...
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i think that morsi is charting his own path but he knows that the united states is the most valuable ally that egypt is going to have. >> thank you. >> thank you, gentlemen. >>> next senator mccaskill hits todd akin in a brand new campaign ad. >> on august 19th, todd akin said only some rapes are legitimate. what will he say next? >> we'll get to today's first read with senior political editor mark murray who says the gop has a surprisingly uphill climb to win the senate. >>> new details on a settlement of students pepper sprayed. remember this? during an occupy protest. two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commit
i think that morsi is charting his own path but he knows that the united states is the most valuable ally that egypt is going to have. >> thank you. >> thank you, gentlemen. >>> next senator mccaskill hits todd akin in a brand new campaign ad. >> on august 19th, todd akin said only some rapes are legitimate. what will he say next? >> we'll get to today's first read with senior political editor mark murray who says the gop has a surprisingly uphill climb to win...
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the company also said the operations would not be subject to material united states taxes because it should not be considered to have significant income effectively connected with a trade or business in the united states. guy plays all the angles, doesn't he? so mitt romney, the presidential candidate, who now talks tough on china and says that president obama isn't tough on china, what do you think he did with all that information? well, on april 17th, 1998, just 9 days after the document was released, brookside incorporated, an affiliate of bain capital, acquired about 6% of global tech. mitt romney was listed as the sole shareholder, sole director, president and ceo of brookside incorporated. mitt romney chose to pay less taxes and exploit workers all for a profit. middle classers, you nervous tonight? you ought to be. tonight in our survey, i asked, can the president sustain his momentum for 40 days? 99% of you say yes. 1% of you say no. >>> coming up, george w. bush is back. this time he's going to be dancing up a storm in the cayman islands. you won't believe the stunt he's pul
the company also said the operations would not be subject to material united states taxes because it should not be considered to have significant income effectively connected with a trade or business in the united states. guy plays all the angles, doesn't he? so mitt romney, the presidential candidate, who now talks tough on china and says that president obama isn't tough on china, what do you think he did with all that information? well, on april 17th, 1998, just 9 days after the document was...
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maybe this is why romney's returns list the united states of america as a foreign country. you can understand the confusion. romney's blind trust investments also raised eyebrows. romney himself has called a blind trust an age-old rouge. instead, you can give a blind trust rules. but in his 2011 returns, romney didn't have many rules about chinese investments. mitt romney all along has been the candidate who says president obama did not stand up to china. romney has railed against china's trade tactics. >> my own view on the relationship with china is this. china is stealing our patents, our designs, know-how, brand names. they are hacking into our computers steeling information from not only corporate computers but government computers and manipulating their currency. for those who don't understand the impact of that, i have seen it. i have seen it. >> tough talk, right? none of these things stopped romney from allowing chinese investments into his portfolio. his returns show the romney family owning shares of a chinese oil company. romney dumped the shares this summer. he
maybe this is why romney's returns list the united states of america as a foreign country. you can understand the confusion. romney's blind trust investments also raised eyebrows. romney himself has called a blind trust an age-old rouge. instead, you can give a blind trust rules. but in his 2011 returns, romney didn't have many rules about chinese investments. mitt romney all along has been the candidate who says president obama did not stand up to china. romney has railed against china's trade...
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and i believe barack obama is going to get elected president of the united states because he's going to take florida and ohio and that's the death knell for any republican ticket. the bold person he picked was really badly cut into his margin with seniors. i think at the end of the day it's conceivable that obama will actually win the senior vote. >> howard dean and jonathan cohn. thank you for joining me tonight. >> thanks for having us. >> thanks. >>> coming up in the rewrite. the things that paul ryan just can't say anymore because he doesn't want to get in trouble with mitt. and we'll look into the most manipulated tax return in history. [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can
and i believe barack obama is going to get elected president of the united states because he's going to take florida and ohio and that's the death knell for any republican ticket. the bold person he picked was really badly cut into his margin with seniors. i think at the end of the day it's conceivable that obama will actually win the senior vote. >> howard dean and jonathan cohn. thank you for joining me tonight. >> thanks for having us. >> thanks. >>> coming up in...
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i can tell you this he's going to be the next vice president of the united states. >> but mistakes aside does the relationship between governor romney and his running mate now reside at camp awkward? we will look at the struggle to let ryan be ryan and romney's surrogate problem next on "now." ally bank. why they're always there to talk. i love you, james. don't you love me? i'm a robot. i know. i know you're a robot! but there's more in you than just circuits and wires! uhhh. (cries) a machine can't give you what a person can. that's why ally has knowledgeable people there for you, night and day. ally bank. your money needs an ally. begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the air. wthe future of our medicare andr electiosocial security. for.... man 1: i want fa
i can tell you this he's going to be the next vice president of the united states. >> but mistakes aside does the relationship between governor romney and his running mate now reside at camp awkward? we will look at the struggle to let ryan be ryan and romney's surrogate problem next on "now." ally bank. why they're always there to talk. i love you, james. don't you love me? i'm a robot. i know. i know you're a robot! but there's more in you than just circuits and wires! uhhh....
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and i believe barack obama is going to get elected president of the united states because he's going to take florida and ohio and that's the death knell for any republican ticket. the bold person he picked was really badly cut into his margin with seniors. i think at the end of the day it's conceivable that obama will actually win the senior vote. >> howard dean and jonathan cohn. thank you for joining me tonight. >> thanks for having us. >> thanks. >>> coming up in the rewrite. the things that paul ryan just can't say anymore because he doesn't want to get in trouble with mitt. and we'll look into the most manipulated tax return in history. this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make
and i believe barack obama is going to get elected president of the united states because he's going to take florida and ohio and that's the death knell for any republican ticket. the bold person he picked was really badly cut into his margin with seniors. i think at the end of the day it's conceivable that obama will actually win the senior vote. >> howard dean and jonathan cohn. thank you for joining me tonight. >> thanks for having us. >> thanks. >>> coming up in...
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midnight on september 20, 2011 was the first time it was legal to be in the united states military and also openly gay. and what happened to the u.s. military, aside from some partying on that first night? were there riots? no. and just about a year after full repeal, the first academic study of the consequences concludes thusly. quote, the appeal has had no overall impact on military readiness or its component dimensions. there you go. the repeal of don't ask don't tell widely viewed of a nonevent one year ago. except of course for the american men and service men whose lives have been changed for the better. do you remember who said it was going to be a disaster? >> i hope that when we pass this legislation that we will understand that we are doing great damage and we could possibly and probably, and i've been told by literally thousands members of the military, harm the battle effectiveness which is so vital to the support, to the survival of your young men and women in the military. today is a very sad day.
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in the united states that have law that's have never even emerged. if you were to ask me, somebody who studies the muslim and the arab world, to study the content of the laws, they really don't exist. >> president's reelection campaign is nations it a central foreign policy achievement. i also also have just a little bit of a, like, is there any way in which that continues to make us think that muslims are our enemy? >> let's make the hate of death in our world. you can stand up for the dignity of someone else, and i'm proud that muslims are praying with sikh-americans. we're better together and we have to build that country. >> what gives me hope is a rising generation. the kids in oak creek, melissa asked me to give you this bracelet. they wanted me to thank you for not forgetting them on this never anniversary. >> thank you, i will not try on television. they're all for being here. valerie is going to stick around for the next hour, and when we come back the solution to our divided government. capella university understands rough economic times ha
in the united states that have law that's have never even emerged. if you were to ask me, somebody who studies the muslim and the arab world, to study the content of the laws, they really don't exist. >> president's reelection campaign is nations it a central foreign policy achievement. i also also have just a little bit of a, like, is there any way in which that continues to make us think that muslims are our enemy? >> let's make the hate of death in our world. you can stand up for...
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we'll remind the world why the united states of america is the greatest nation on earth. good bless you, everybody. god bless america. >> the first presidential debate is exactly one week from tonight and right now both mitt romney and the republican party are being rejected by the american people. joining me now is bob shrum, democratic strategist, and chris stal ball, co-host of "the cycle" on msnbc. bob, let ne start with you. is this as bad as it looks for romney or should i be looking at it more holistically? >> well, i think they should have said that ohio is a big hole in our planet. romney is not an ohio kind of guy. out there he comes across like a guy from another planet. in fact, there's one bain man on youtube that's had 350,000 hits in ohio. >> 350,000 hits just in the state of ohio? >> just in the state of ohio. and then he talks about getting tough on outsourcing to china but he's the one that outsourced to china. and now he says, i care about the middle class but gives no specifics. it's not believable. look, the guy did a terrible mistake by saying the 47
we'll remind the world why the united states of america is the greatest nation on earth. good bless you, everybody. god bless america. >> the first presidential debate is exactly one week from tonight and right now both mitt romney and the republican party are being rejected by the american people. joining me now is bob shrum, democratic strategist, and chris stal ball, co-host of "the cycle" on msnbc. bob, let ne start with you. is this as bad as it looks for romney or should i...
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now he is the republican nominee for the united states senate in wisconsin. tommy thompson right now is losing that race. the last five polls out of wisconsin all show tommy thompson losing, including one poll out today that shows him losing by 12 points. and that was before the "milwaukee journal sentinel" today posts this video of tommy thompson this summer telling a tea party group what his plans are for medicare and also for medicaid. listen to this. >> change medicare and medicaid like i did welfare, and who better than me, that's already finished one of the entitlement programs, to come up with programs to do away with medicaid and medicare? >> who better than me, to do away with medicare? we're going to have to wait until the next round of polling in wisconsin to see how the tape of tommy thompson saying he wants to get rid of medicare affects his numbers, in a state that's already inclined against him by 12 points. what do you think the next round's going to look like. mr. thompson's democratic opponent in this senate race is named tammy baldwin. one
now he is the republican nominee for the united states senate in wisconsin. tommy thompson right now is losing that race. the last five polls out of wisconsin all show tommy thompson losing, including one poll out today that shows him losing by 12 points. and that was before the "milwaukee journal sentinel" today posts this video of tommy thompson this summer telling a tea party group what his plans are for medicare and also for medicaid. listen to this. >> change medicare and...
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but we also know that mitt romney's father ran to be the president of the united states. his father said you should release 12 years of tax records, his father. his father's passed away, so he's probably rolling around in the grave right now. his son is hiding his taxes. he owes the american people at least 10 year's worth and only gave us two. he released it on a friday, trying to dump it on a friday six weeks before the election. all of us have to pay our taxes april 15th. >> and journalists generally out of the building by 12:00, is that what you're seeing? >> the headline in quote from "politico," world's obama fever cools. the surging good feeling toward the u.s. he ushered in has dimmed in much of the world and evidence is scant his popularity has advanced u.s. interests with america's allies or his adversaries in any tangible way. what's your reaction to that? >> barack obama this is commander in chief of our country. he was very clear with americans and the world he would end the war in iraq and he did that. barack obama has been an ass kicker when it comes to tak
but we also know that mitt romney's father ran to be the president of the united states. his father said you should release 12 years of tax records, his father. his father's passed away, so he's probably rolling around in the grave right now. his son is hiding his taxes. he owes the american people at least 10 year's worth and only gave us two. he released it on a friday, trying to dump it on a friday six weeks before the election. all of us have to pay our taxes april 15th. >> and...
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these subsidies caused two major problems here in the united states. they flood the american market with cheap chinese auto parts and also encourage the outsourcing of american manufacturing jobs to china. by doing this, china is putting american jobs at risk and it's exactly what president obama is trying to stop. meanwhile, mitt romney desperate, is trying to make the president look soft on china. they put out this commercial last week. >> seven times obama could have stopped china's cheating. seven times, he refused. >> it's time to stand up to the cheaters and make sure we protect jobs for the american people. >> barack obama, failing to stop cheating. >> romney's commercial is absolutely full of holes. president obama made that clear earlier today. >> we've brought more trade cases against china in one term than the previous administration did in two. and every case we brought that's been decided, we won. >> where are the fact checkers? president obama has done a number of things to crack down on china and mitt romney hasn't always agreed with the
these subsidies caused two major problems here in the united states. they flood the american market with cheap chinese auto parts and also encourage the outsourcing of american manufacturing jobs to china. by doing this, china is putting american jobs at risk and it's exactly what president obama is trying to stop. meanwhile, mitt romney desperate, is trying to make the president look soft on china. they put out this commercial last week. >> seven times obama could have stopped china's...
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. >> would you consider the current egyptian regime an ally to the united states? >> i don't know if we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them an enemy. >> violence in response to a speech is not acceptable. >> we will bring their killers who justice. >> seen as a party on the brink. >> today romney is the only guy looking presidential. >> george bush's a rock, that's how you install a democracy in the middle east. >> the way you voiced it, it was pretty much what mitt romney said yesterday. >> i think this president is a winner. >> the first response to the united states must be outrage. >> we begin this afternoon with the president and secretary of state both working to address the ongoing crisis in libya, even as the nation continues to mourn the loss of ambassador stevens and three other senior members of the diplomatic staff. the has spoken to the leaders of both libya and egypt, inviting them to step up security while delivering marines and vessels to the region. these demonstrations are spreading to iran, bangladesh, so earlier today secreta
. >> would you consider the current egyptian regime an ally to the united states? >> i don't know if we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them an enemy. >> violence in response to a speech is not acceptable. >> we will bring their killers who justice. >> seen as a party on the brink. >> today romney is the only guy looking presidential. >> george bush's a rock, that's how you install a democracy in the middle east. >> the way you...
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but today, let's look what's happening in the united states. some people are telling -- >> we're going to have to -- >> don't vote because he's secretly a muslim. is there a war >> we're going to continue this discussion on our website. rula, thank you for joining me tonight. "the ed show" is up next. stay with us and watched this online. >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. thank you for joining us. we have breaking news off the top tonight. i think this may be one of the biggest turns of the campaign. today a recording of mitt romney at a private fundraiser has surfaced. it reveals his frank, candid opinion of nearly half of the american population. it was recorded without romney's knowledge. and it was provided to a magazine as well as nbc news's own michael isikoff. here's part of the tape. >> romney didn't know that was being recorded. he was speaking to donors. the romney campaign has responded tonight. mitt romney wants to help all americans struggling in the obama economy as he has made known all year
but today, let's look what's happening in the united states. some people are telling -- >> we're going to have to -- >> don't vote because he's secretly a muslim. is there a war >> we're going to continue this discussion on our website. rula, thank you for joining me tonight. "the ed show" is up next. stay with us and watched this online. >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. thank you for joining us. we have...
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. >> instead when our grounds are attacked and being breached, the first response of the ute v united states must be outrage. >> the administration sent mixed signals to those who attacked our embassy in egypt and mixed signals to the world. >> reporter: the world waits to see who will be held responsible for the death of a diplomat. >> reporter: even some republicans criticized romney for jumping in while events were still unfolding. mara. >> right now there are reports of protestsers storming the u.s. embassy in the yemeni capital. once inside the compound, the mob brought down the u.s. flag and burned it. witnesses say security forces have opened fire on the crowd. >>> well, when it comes to what many see as mitt romney's missteps in the aftermath of the attack, last night on "politics nation," they spoke about what romney needs to do in response. >> before you make statements, get your facts straight. at night with the crush of other events going and i'm sure people running in and out telling this is happening, that's happening, let's get a statement out, they did it wrong. they d
. >> instead when our grounds are attacked and being breached, the first response of the ute v united states must be outrage. >> the administration sent mixed signals to those who attacked our embassy in egypt and mixed signals to the world. >> reporter: the world waits to see who will be held responsible for the death of a diplomat. >> reporter: even some republicans criticized romney for jumping in while events were still unfolding. mara. >> right now there are...
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as he's finding out, that's not the way the game plays if you want to be leader of the united states. >> there are chinks in his armor, by the way. he didn't count on the knight from arkansas showing up either, bill clinton. >> sir lancelot. >> sir lancelot showed up in the fields and he's not the guy to go jousting with. thank you, to complete the last reference to that metaphor. >>> coming up, more right wing vitriol. newt gingrich said president obama isn't a real president, he said that last night, he says he's a false president. when will this right wing effort stop to stop the legitimacy of this president? we'll talk about the relentless campaign. >>> also, the lead president obama enjoys in the polls may be helping democrats on other job races like senate. tonight we'll talk to one senate candidate whose fortunes are on the rise, wisconsin's tammy baldwin. mitt romney isn't succeeding as a solo act so the romney campaign is putting mitt romney and paul ryan on the campaign trail together, sort of a karaoke duet, i guess. what does it tell you the big draw on the republican tick
as he's finding out, that's not the way the game plays if you want to be leader of the united states. >> there are chinks in his armor, by the way. he didn't count on the knight from arkansas showing up either, bill clinton. >> sir lancelot. >> sir lancelot showed up in the fields and he's not the guy to go jousting with. thank you, to complete the last reference to that metaphor. >>> coming up, more right wing vitriol. newt gingrich said president obama isn't a real...
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he unwittingly declared himself unqualified to be president of the united states. this is nuts. if he had filed normally taking the deductions he's entitled to make. he would have paid a lower tax rate. he deliberately overpaid the i.r.s. in order to purposely increase his tax rate on purpose and he explained that's why he was doing it. as it was put mr. romney was in the rather extraordinary position of selecting his own preferred tax rate and then working backwards from there. this whole thing is a mess for the romney campaign and maybe it was going to be any way but now we know what kind of mess it is in in these new tax returns we learned he made $13 million in total income last year. aside from the gee whiz factor of making 13 million even though he hasn't had a paying job since 1999, even other millionaires pay way more in taxes. the average effective tax rate for your run of the mill millionaire is 25%. that's what the average millionaire in america ends up paying in taxes after all the things they do but rmitt romney is a special kind of millionaire. he pays 14.1%. how d
he unwittingly declared himself unqualified to be president of the united states. this is nuts. if he had filed normally taking the deductions he's entitled to make. he would have paid a lower tax rate. he deliberately overpaid the i.r.s. in order to purposely increase his tax rate on purpose and he explained that's why he was doing it. as it was put mr. romney was in the rather extraordinary position of selecting his own preferred tax rate and then working backwards from there. this whole...
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and in so doing mitt romney unwittingly declared himself unqualified to be president of the united states. this is nuts. if he simply filed normally, taking the deductions he was legally able to take, he would have paid a lower tax rate than he paid. purely for show he deliberately inflated his tax rate on purpose. on mad o owe blog today it was said mr. romney was in the preferred selection of selecting his own tax rate and then working backwards from there. this is a mess for the romney campaign. in these new tax returns we learn mr. romney made $13 million in total income last year. aside from the gee whiz factor of his making $13 million a year, even though he hasn't had an actual paying job since 1999, aside from that there is also the fact that even other average millionaires in this country pay way more in taxes than mitt romney pay. your average tax rate for your run of the mill millionaire now is 25%. but mitt romney is a special kind of millionaire. he doesn't pay 25%. he only pays 14.1%. how do you get 10 points below the rate that even the other millionaires are paying? you ge
and in so doing mitt romney unwittingly declared himself unqualified to be president of the united states. this is nuts. if he simply filed normally, taking the deductions he was legally able to take, he would have paid a lower tax rate than he paid. purely for show he deliberately inflated his tax rate on purpose. on mad o owe blog today it was said mr. romney was in the preferred selection of selecting his own tax rate and then working backwards from there. this is a mess for the romney...
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, believe that barack obama was not born in the united states. so this jocular, sarcastic reference to it recently by governor romney is not a joke. that this is something you can keep igniting and keep stirring up. aren't you astounded that a huge percentage of actual voters in the republican party in ohio, a reasonable state, believe the guy wasn't born in this country? >> sure. and same percentage -- same type of percentage believe he's still a muslim, even though it's clear he never was and never has been. look, there are still warring flags out there, and to my friends and colleagues in pennsylvania, don't take anything for granted. the voter i.d. law if it stands is going to hurt us. there's no question about that, chris. i still believe the debates are going to be a factor and governor romney can recover in the debates. lastly, don't believe for a minute that they're not going to spend any money in pennsylvania. the super pac will come in in the last six or seven weeks and try to swamp the state with ads. swamp the state. >> i agree. all t
, believe that barack obama was not born in the united states. so this jocular, sarcastic reference to it recently by governor romney is not a joke. that this is something you can keep igniting and keep stirring up. aren't you astounded that a huge percentage of actual voters in the republican party in ohio, a reasonable state, believe the guy wasn't born in this country? >> sure. and same percentage -- same type of percentage believe he's still a muslim, even though it's clear he never...
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we need to do it by the end of my first term as president of the united states of america. i will make it a top priority in my first year as president. >> we went to the company and we said, look, you can't have any illegals working on our property. i'm running for office for pete's sake. the answer is self-deportation. >> you talked about self-deportation, if businesses do the right job asking for documents, what about arresting? should there be aggressive arresting as the sheriff indica indicates? >> if i were elected and congress were to pass the dream act, would i veto it. the answer is, yes. >> let's bring out our political panel. the managing eddiitor and natiol indicated show host, michael, thank you for sticking around. both the president and governor romney grilled by the hispanic media this week. both candidates obviously on the defensive this week. the latest latino decisions poll finds president obama has a more than 40% lead among latino voters. is there hope for mitt romney making any inroads with that community? >> on immigration specifically, no. this is the
we need to do it by the end of my first term as president of the united states of america. i will make it a top priority in my first year as president. >> we went to the company and we said, look, you can't have any illegals working on our property. i'm running for office for pete's sake. the answer is self-deportation. >> you talked about self-deportation, if businesses do the right job asking for documents, what about arresting? should there be aggressive arresting as the sheriff...
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states senator? >> first of all, i love the idea he has democratic woman in his campaign photo there because, of course. >> democrats are the one most enthusiastic about him remaining in the race because he is the one likeliest to hand the seat right back to them. you know this is maybe the luckiest man alive because he had this horrible scandal, looked like he was going down, then the conventions came and now mitt romney's in trouble. you know what that is the biggest distraction for the republicans than what's happening in missouri. all eyes are off him you can the democrats are laying low, they don't want to bring this thing up again until they hit 295th when he has to stay on the ballot, then all kinds of she will going to be unleashed on him. >> sure. just to remind everybody this is a guy who speaks in a way so condescending toward women even he seems to be suggesting a woman who has to go through the hell of reporting not only going through a rape, which has been in the past a capital crime, b
states senator? >> first of all, i love the idea he has democratic woman in his campaign photo there because, of course. >> democrats are the one most enthusiastic about him remaining in the race because he is the one likeliest to hand the seat right back to them. you know this is maybe the luckiest man alive because he had this horrible scandal, looked like he was going down, then the conventions came and now mitt romney's in trouble. you know what that is the biggest distraction...
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it's shocking that a candidate for the president of the united states would go behind closed door and declare to a group of wealthy donors that half of the american people view themselves as victims, entitled to handouts and are unwilling to take personal responsibility for their lives. it's not my job to care about those people. we can never convince they should take personality responsibility and care for their lives. he's saying, andrea, how does anybody deal with that? >> that is the most damaging part of it because he's suggesting not only that he can't get their votes but that he has responsibility to them as a future leader. now, let me just say, as joan just pointed out, that most people on food stamps are white. so he's speaking to a he have -- about a very broad segment. >> when he's talking to white people, that's now not how they say it. >> mitt romney wants to help all americans struggling in the obama campaign as the governor has made clear he's concerned about the growing number of people dependent on the federal government, including the record number of people on food
it's shocking that a candidate for the president of the united states would go behind closed door and declare to a group of wealthy donors that half of the american people view themselves as victims, entitled to handouts and are unwilling to take personal responsibility for their lives. it's not my job to care about those people. we can never convince they should take personality responsibility and care for their lives. he's saying, andrea, how does anybody deal with that? >> that is the...
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i want to become president of the united states to get this country on the right track again. america is at a critical crossroads. we have to strengthen the foundation of our economy, of our values, of our principles so we have a military so strong we can defend our freedom and others. put americans back to work and politics and whether i'm highly favored, not highly favored just doesn't enter into the equation. >> would you be satisfied with one term if you could get a deal on averting a fiscal cliff? >> let me tell you, if i can get this country on track again, i'd be satisfied with anything. >> there's still questions, you acknowledged, do people really flow you. i think the question is are you the moderate from massachusetts who championed universal health care, who at one time was for abortion rights or are you the candidate who said he was a severe conservative? what will you be as president? >> i'm as conservative as the constitution. i believe in the principles this nation was founded upon. i understand how our economy works. i've lived in the economy. i also understan
i want to become president of the united states to get this country on the right track again. america is at a critical crossroads. we have to strengthen the foundation of our economy, of our values, of our principles so we have a military so strong we can defend our freedom and others. put americans back to work and politics and whether i'm highly favored, not highly favored just doesn't enter into the equation. >> would you be satisfied with one term if you could get a deal on averting a...
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what eichenwald is saying the cell that attacked on the united states was ichd in the united states and that's what was referenced in the pbd. that's why i want that declassified. the administration identified al qaeda as a threat. they didn't understand the malt tud or urgency. they accepted, okay, we have to deal with al qaeda but they did not appreciate how big and urgent threat it was. when you see the president's conversation just then, you had a little bit of that sense. so, that was the issue. you had -- we were arguing in the counterterrorism shop, had you to elevate al qaeda at the expense of other issues on the foreign policy agenda. as michael said, they came into office with the view of terrorism as a prism through state sponsorship and iraq in particular. in the days after 9/11, there were plenty of conversations saying, are you sure iraq wasn't involved in it? it got to the point where we had to write a memo to the president saying, we analyze the information. iraq was not behind this attack. >> well, we're going to be digging through this for the rest of our lives. thank
what eichenwald is saying the cell that attacked on the united states was ichd in the united states and that's what was referenced in the pbd. that's why i want that declassified. the administration identified al qaeda as a threat. they didn't understand the malt tud or urgency. they accepted, okay, we have to deal with al qaeda but they did not appreciate how big and urgent threat it was. when you see the president's conversation just then, you had a little bit of that sense. so, that was the...
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. >> how many people in the congress of the united states are anti-american? you've already suspected barack obama. is he alone or are there others? how many do you suspect as being unamerican? >> what i would say is that the news media should do a penetrating expose. i wish she would. i wish the american media would take a great look at the view of the people in congress and find out if they are pro america or anti-america. i think people would love to see an expo say like that. >> mr. graves, i hate to say that i have not conducted a joe mccarthy probe here of the loyalty of the democratic members of congress. what do you make of having an owe point nent like that? >> pris, it all started on your channel and on your show. she keeps going. she's a gift that keeps going. she's actually come after me. she likes to tread on fear and separation. that's her whole mantra. and i think it's getting old. >> let's take a look at mr. joe walsh in illinois and find out how he's going after tammy duckworth. >> i understand something about john mccain. his political advise
. >> how many people in the congress of the united states are anti-american? you've already suspected barack obama. is he alone or are there others? how many do you suspect as being unamerican? >> what i would say is that the news media should do a penetrating expose. i wish she would. i wish the american media would take a great look at the view of the people in congress and find out if they are pro america or anti-america. i think people would love to see an expo say like that....
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nothing terribly unusual in that resume for an attorney general of the united states. nothing unique. there is only one unique thing about eric holder as an attorney general of the united states. eric holder is the first and only african-american attorney general this country has ever had. that is what is unique about eric holder as an attorney general. he's black. and every person at the mitt romney fundraiser knew that, especially the old republican who knew all about the criminals, the convicted criminals that richard nixon had as attorneys general, and still insisted to mitt romney and everyone in that room that eric holder is the most corrupt attorney general that we've had in american history. how did eric holder get that label in that room with those rich republicans? did eric holder get that label by being attorney general while black? you don't want to think that. you want to think better of the people in that room. but there was nothing said in that room, not one word spoken in that room by anyone in that room, that indicates in any way, that those people are
nothing terribly unusual in that resume for an attorney general of the united states. nothing unique. there is only one unique thing about eric holder as an attorney general of the united states. eric holder is the first and only african-american attorney general this country has ever had. that is what is unique about eric holder as an attorney general. he's black. and every person at the mitt romney fundraiser knew that, especially the old republican who knew all about the criminals, the...
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howard dean would be the democratic nominee and president of the united states if that was the case. you have to give people a reason to vote for you. >> steve, you make pay compelling argument there. the debates, perhaps, michael, the next opportunity and the last opportunity for mitt romney to make this case. both sides have elised memos. this is beth myers of the romney campaign. this is what she says in part. it's clear that president obama will use his ample rhett for cal gifts in debating experience at one end. we expect a 90-minute attack ad. david axelrod not to be outdone by the obama campaign. saying we expect mitt romney to be prepared, disciplined and aaggressive. the first debate generally favor challengers. both sides are trying to manage expectations here? >> absolutely. >> this guy's really good. >> how do we get in the ring with him all of a sudden? >> right. >> they're skilled on their feet. that's how they got this far. i don't know that the second and third debate will matter that much for governor romney if there isn't something significant out of debate number o
howard dean would be the democratic nominee and president of the united states if that was the case. you have to give people a reason to vote for you. >> steve, you make pay compelling argument there. the debates, perhaps, michael, the next opportunity and the last opportunity for mitt romney to make this case. both sides have elised memos. this is beth myers of the romney campaign. this is what she says in part. it's clear that president obama will use his ample rhett for cal gifts in...
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why is this guy still able to walk before a camera and say, i want to be a united states senator? >> well, first of all, i love the idea that he has a democratic woman in his campaign photo there, because, of course, democrats are the one most enthusiastic about him remaining in the race. because he's the one likeliest to hand the seat right back to them. you know, this is maybe the luckiest man alive, because he had this horrible scandal, looked like he was going down, then the conventions came. and now mitt romney's in trouble. that's the bigger distraction for the republicans than what's happening in missouri. all eyes are off him. the democrats are laying low. they don't want to bring this thing up again, until they hit the 25th, when he has to stay on >> well, he's still in the race, because he won the primary. republicans had other choices in the primary. it was a three-way race, and he won it. and he can continue to stay on the ballot. the official date is the 25th. that's tuesday, as you mentioned. but, actually, it might be a few days earlier than that, because officials
why is this guy still able to walk before a camera and say, i want to be a united states senator? >> well, first of all, i love the idea that he has a democratic woman in his campaign photo there, because, of course, democrats are the one most enthusiastic about him remaining in the race. because he's the one likeliest to hand the seat right back to them. you know, this is maybe the luckiest man alive, because he had this horrible scandal, looked like he was going down, then the...
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he exiled and went back to the united states. basketball had caught fire, and the soviet union tried to crush all of the culture, the language, the religion, singing, dancing, anything that was lit wanian, but they couldn't crush basketball. during the darkest times during that 50-year occupation, lit wanians looked up to the athletes. they didn't have lithuania on their chest. they looked to them for inspirgs and it was a source of pride. many sent to siberia set up basketball kouts there. it let them do something they felt was lit wanian and gave them a will to live out there. >> this is a real deep story and meant a lot to you obviously. is it that is right you're part lit wanian or ultimate underdog story or something else in this for you? >> i remember -- >> it's his favorite thing. >> i can remember all the family holiday. my fathers and uncles played basketball in the town park. in the early '90s they wore the lithuan lithuanii lithuaniian tie-dye t-shirts. this summer i'm watching the olympics and the u.s. dream team bowl
he exiled and went back to the united states. basketball had caught fire, and the soviet union tried to crush all of the culture, the language, the religion, singing, dancing, anything that was lit wanian, but they couldn't crush basketball. during the darkest times during that 50-year occupation, lit wanians looked up to the athletes. they didn't have lithuania on their chest. they looked to them for inspirgs and it was a source of pride. many sent to siberia set up basketball kouts there. it...
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that is one big concern right now, there maybe homegrown extremists located in the united states who may have no prior direct connections to a terrorist group but are going to see this and decide this is a good time to act. this is a good reason to act. this is a good impetus to act. >> nguywe know that al qaeda dr to moments chaos to revive themselves, especially areas where it's perceived the u.s. is somewhat weak. as we're slated to withdraw from afghanistan, do you think it's fair to say that post-withdrawal afghanistan will be a prime location for al qaeda to set up shop again. >> that's part of the problem with afghanistan and withdrawing from afghanistan. al qaeda historically looks for power vacuums to thrive. they look for places where there's absent central control, and we've cena in north africa and somalia and afghanistan and pakistan. that's the big dilemma, if we withdraw our military presence in afghanistan how does that affect vis-a-vis tack stan and afghanistan? they leapfrog back and for. do they leapfrog back from pakistan into afghanistan. >> when you talk about c
that is one big concern right now, there maybe homegrown extremists located in the united states who may have no prior direct connections to a terrorist group but are going to see this and decide this is a good time to act. this is a good reason to act. this is a good impetus to act. >> nguywe know that al qaeda dr to moments chaos to revive themselves, especially areas where it's perceived the u.s. is somewhat weak. as we're slated to withdraw from afghanistan, do you think it's fair to...